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This book examines evangelical responses to immigrants and refugees in the era of modern immigration. It traces evangelical responses to refugees and immigrants from the Cuban refugees in the 1960s to their divided stances on undocumented immigration in the twenty-first century. While evangelicals drew on elaborate Biblical teachings to "welcome the stranger" in their activism, how-and to whom-they applied those teachings must be understood through the lens of their partisan leanings. In telling this forgotten story,
The Strangers in Our Midst adds a missing dimension to the public debate surrounding evangelical partisanship.
List of contents
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Archives
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Sponsoring Castro's Refugees
- 2. Finding "Angels" for the Boat People
- 3. Addressing Illegal Immigration
- 4. An Evangelical Theology of Hospitality
- 5. "Icy Walls Appear:" The Evangelical Backlash against Undocumented Immigration
- 6. Breaking Down the Walls: Reframing the Evangelical Immigration Debate
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
About the author
Ulrike Elisabeth Stockhausen received her PhD from the University of Münster, Germany. She works as the Digital Science Communication Officer at the Max Weber Stiftung - Foundation German Institutes in the Humanities Abroad in Bonn, Germany.
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This book examines evangelical responses to immigrants and refugees in the era of modern immigration. It traces evangelical responses to refugees and immigrants from the Cuban refugees in the 1960s to their divided stances on undocumented immigration in the twenty-first century. While evangelicals drew on elaborate Biblical teachings to
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At a time when white evangelical Christians in the United States have become polarized over the issue of immigration, Ulrike Elisabeth Stockhausen's The Strangers in Our Midst provides a nuanced, balanced historical account of how we reached this point. Filled with perceptive insights and surprises, Stockhausen's analysis is essential for understanding why conservative white American evangelicals changed their views on immigration — and, in turn, changed American politics.
